INTERFERING WITH ILLICIT RECORDING ACTIVITY

• US 20080031596A1
• Filed: 10/15/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Balogh, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/872,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20080031596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/117
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91335 the copy protection signal being a watermark
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91392 using means for preventing making copies of projected video images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/74 Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/913 for scrambling ; for copy protection

Abstract

Often, during an event, such as a movie, play, concert, opera, etc., viewers of the event attempt to illicitly record the event. Such illicit recording attempts may be interfered with by using emitters that emit radiation that interferes with recording and/or operation of the recording devices. For example, infrared emitters may be used to saturate an event viewing area. The infrared, while non-visible to human viewers, is received and recorded by recorders using charge-coupled devices (CCDs), such as conventional digital cameras, movie cameras, television cameras, telescopes, etc. Other radiation can be emitted based on the type of recorder with which one desires to interfere. Alternatively, or in addition thereto, emitters may also be used to send commands to recorders, such as stop, rewind, eject, etc., to interfere with operation of the recorders.

Claims

1. A method for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event with a recording device, comprising:

receiving by the recording device a control command to interfere with the recording device'"'"'s ability to record;

wherein the control command is emitted according to a pattern.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving human imperceptible radiation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the human imperceptible radiation comprises infrared.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting by the recording device an indication of an authorization to record the event.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the radiation according to a pattern selected from at least one of;

a watermark, purchase instructions for obtaining a legitimate copy of the event, a message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the radiation comprises receiving one or more control instructions to affect operation of the recording device during the event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more control instructions comprises selected ones of the following operation commands:

stop, rewind, fast forward, power off, power on, erase recording media, identify the recording device, and sound theft alarm.

5. A method for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event with a recording device, comprising:

receiving a radiation that is not human perceptible during the event that will interfere with a recording device used during the event;

wherein the radiation is emitted according to a time pattern.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the radiation comprises infrared.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving the radiation occurs according to a selected one of the following intervals:

randomly during the event, continuously during the event, at selected moments of interest during the event.

11. A system comprising:

a recording medium capable of recording an event;

a receiver to receive a control command to interfere with the recording medium'"'"'s ability to record the event, wherein the control command is emitted as radiation that is not human perceptible.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the radiation comprises infrared.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control command is designed to interfere with a recorded image recorded by the recording medium.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the control command is designed to interfere with the operation of the recording medium.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the recording medium comprises a selected one of the following:

a charge-coupled device (CCD), a complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) active pixel sensor (APS).

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the controlled command is further emitted according to a time pattern.

17. An article, comprising a machine-accessible media having associate data for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

receiving a control command to interfere with a recording device'"'"'s ability to record;

wherein the control command is emitted according to a pattern.

18. The article of claim 17, wherein the machine-accessible media further includes data, that when accessed by the machine, results in the machine performing:

receiving human imperceptible radiation comprising infrared.

19. The article of claim 17, wherein the machine-accessible media further includes data, that when accessed by the machine, results in the machine performing:

transmitting an indication of the recording device'"'"'s authorization to record the event.

20. An article, comprising a machine-accessible media having associate data for interfering with illicit attempts to record an event, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

receiving a radiation that is not human perceptible during the event that will interfere with a recording device used during the event;

wherein the radiation is emitted according to a time pattern.

21. The article of claim 20, wherein the radiation comprises infrared.

22. The article of claim 20, wherein the receiving the radiation occurs according to a selected one of the following intervals:

randomly during the event, continuously during the event, at selected moments of interest during the event.

23. The article of claim 20, wherein the machine-accessible media further includes data, that when accessed by the machine, results in the machine performing:

receiving the radiation according to a pattern selected from at least one of;

a watermark, purchase instructions for obtaining a legitimate copy of the event, a message.

24. The article of claim 20, wherein receiving the radiation comprises receiving one or more control instructions to affect operation of the recording device during the event.

25. The article of claim 24, wherein the one or more control instructions comprises selected ones of the following operation commands:

stop, rewind, fast forward, power off, power on, erase recording media, identify the recording device, and sound theft alarm.